diff --git a/src/ia64/debug_level-ia64.c b/src/ia64/debug_level-ia64.c
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--- a/src/ia64/debug_level-ia64.c
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+/* libunwind - a platform-independent unwind library
+   Copyright (C) 2004 Hewlett-Packard Co
+	Contributed by David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
+
+This file is part of libunwind.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.  */
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "tdep.h"
+
+#if UNW_DEBUG
+
+/* Must not be declared HIDDEN/PROTECTED because libunwind.so and
+   libunwind-PLATFORM.so will both define their own copies of this
+   variable and we want to use only one or the other when both
+   libraries are loaded.  */
+long tdep_debug_level;
+
+#endif /* UNW_DEBUG */